Starbuck High School - Chippewan Yearbook (Starbuck, MN)

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1940 CHIPPEWAN Page19 Football 4. Standing-left to right-Howard Hagen, Paul Samuelson, Ortman Disrud, Arthur Berg, John Evans, Aldrid Opheim, Norris Evjen, CMr. Nygaard, coachl, James Erickson, Roy Berens, Sidney Aslagson, Thomas Hagert, Erling Brevig, Chester Olson. Seated-Wallace Hoium, Vernon Larson, Henry Nodland Jr., Arden Brenden, Walter Nelson, Earl Person, James Moen. FOOTBALL SCHED ULE October 6 ,, ,, . i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,... Graceville at Starbuck October 13 ,,,,, October 18 .,,,.,,,,,,,,,... ..,......,,..,,,.... Hancock at Starbuck Alberta at Starbuck October 27 , A,,, , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,....,s.,,.,... Chokio at Chokio Three home games. One out-of-town game. Football Summary The first day of the 1939-40 school term brought more than our usual lessons and subjects. Football was resumed after having a periord of four years rest. It was quite a different set-up, where only six men played. It was entirely new and different, six-man l'ootball. And so again a new football spirit was born among the athletes of Starbuck, all wondering how Starbuck would t'air with no experience at all among the enthusiastic players. Starbuck was one of the eight teams which belonged to the Little Eight league and was considered one of the strongest teams in it. One practice game was se- cured with Hoffman and from this game Coach Ny- gaard saw possibilities in having a strong team before the regular schedule started. Twenty men responded to Coach Nygaard's call They included A. Brenden, W. Hoium, V. Larson, Person, Henry Nodland, S. Aslakson, J. Moen, W. Nel- son, P. Samuelson, E. Brevig, R. Berens, J. Evans, O. Disrud, T. Hagert, E. Opheim, J. Erickson, O. Dahl- seng, A. Berg, C. Olson, and A. Sylvester. A captain was chosen before each game. The season's schedule of four games was the smallest ever scheduled in the history of the school. The seasonls most costly and only defeat came from Alberta. This setback deprived us of the championship of the League. The first weeks of the season were not at all en- couraging, as the squad consisted of a large group of new and inexperienced candidates, but as the season progressed a steady improvement could be seen in every game. Coach Nygaard developed a fast and fighting team which experienced defeat but once dur- ing the season. Continued on Followmg Page

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Page 18 C I-I I P INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORD FG FT PF PTS Vernon Larson ,...... ...... 7 4 42 37 190 Henry Nodland ....... ..,.,. 7 8 30 38 186 James Erickson ....... ...... 6 5 7 21 137 Aldrid Opheim .... ...... 2 9 12 53 70 Arthur Berg ...... ...... 3 1 7 22 69 Perry Berg .,......... 6 6 16 18 Arden Brenden .,..... .... 4 3 23 11 Wallace Hoium ....... .. 1 0 3 2 Norris Evjen ..,..... .. 0 1 5 1 Carsten Gorder ,...... .... 0 0 0 0 Robert Schroeder .............. 0 0 0 0 INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT RECORD FG FT PF PTS Vernon Larson ................ 23 17 13 63 Henry Nodland ...,... ...... 1 2 10 9 34 James Erickson ....... 9 2 6 20 Aldrid Opheim .... ..... 1 2 5 16 29 Arthur Berg ...... 5 4 6 14 Perry Berg ........ 0 1 4 1 Arden Brenden ..... 3 1 8 7 Wallace Hoium ....... 0 0 2 0 Norris Evjen .................... 1 0 1 2 Individual Scoring and Tournament Record - FG FT PF PTS Vernon Larson ..,.. ....., 9 7 59 50 253 Henry Nodland ....... .l.... 9 0 40 47 220 J amesy Erickson ....,.. ...... 7 4 9 27 1 57 Aldrid Opheim ..... ...... 4 1 17 69 99 Arthur Berg ...... ...... 3 6 11 28 33 Perry Berg ..,.......,. .. 6 7 20 19 Arden Brenden ....... 7 4 31 18 Norris Evjen ......., . 1 1 6 3 Wallace Hoium ....... .. 1 0 5 2 Carsten Gorder ....... .. 0 0 0 0 Robert Schroeder .v.......... 0 0 0 0 ALL OPPONENTS TEAMS Forward-Ruud .......,.,.,.......,..,...4..............,,. Breckenridge Forward-Lund ....... ............ G lenwood Center-Cimbura .... ..... B reckenridge Guard--Ulness ......,. ..... B reckenridge Guard-Houston ...,. ................. M 0l'riS Guard--Bartness ...,.............,.......... ...... E 1b0W Lake BOYS' CLASS TOURNAMENT The boys' annual high school interclass tournament was held on April 3rd, 4th, and 5th, The first game was played between the Seniors and the Freshmen. The Seniors were victorious by a score of 18 to 13 This gave the Seniors the right to play the winners oi the Junior-Sophomore game for the championship. In the second game of the tournament the Sopho- mores defeated the Juniors by a score of 26 to 21. The consolation and championship games were play- ed on Friday night. The Juniors trounced the Fresh- men in the consolation game 45 to 7. The Sophomores defeated the Seniors 26 to 16 in a hard-fought battle to be declared the inter-class champions of 1940. PEWAN 1940 GIRLS' BASKETBALL Girls' basketball has been organized to arouse inter- est in athletics among girls. ln the school year of 1936-37, we, merely freshmen. enthusiastically joined the girls' basketball team. Through cooperation, we enjoyed immensely practis- ing an hour on every Tuesday and Thursday under the supervision of Miss Schendel. During the year 1937-38 each sophomore had made a resolution to win the tournament of that year. We strived hard for the championship but were defeated in the championship game, which the seniors won by a small margin of 25-20. We also played one prelim- inary game with the freshmen, losing by one point, the final score being 21-20. During 1938-39 only half of our squad came out for practices eliminating ug from the class tournaments. Having renewed interest a combined squad of Juni- ors and Seniors entered into the last year of our high school basketball, this time under the supervision of Miss Dahlberg. We all went out for practise and de- cided to play the best basketball possible. By good team work we were able to conquer the freshmen in a preliminary to a boys' game on January 22, by a score of 17-10. In a real combat with the sophomores, in the class tournaments, we were defeated by a 27-24 score. Our squad of 1939-40 was composed of the follow- ing: Forwards - Margaret Sanvik, Sr., Ardis Skog- lund, Sr., Sylvia Ramstad, Jr., Verna Landmark, Jr., and Eloise Hagen, Jr., Guards-Lilian Stadsvold, Sr., Vivian Amundson, Jr., and Alice Newberry, Jr.

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Page20 CI-IIPPEWAN 1940 Graceville 0: Starbuck 32 Starbuck took its first victory of the season from a highly-rated Graceville team, with Brenden, Larson, Nodland, Person, I-Ioium, and Nelson in the lineup. During the first quarter of play Graceville threatened to score, but always lacked the final punch. But with good leadership of plays called by our quarterback, V. Larson, we pulled out victorious by a score of 32 to 0. Hancock 16: Starbuck 70 The Hancock men were the next victims to give the Starbuck team a scalp. The game proved to be an easy victory, as the Hancock team could not stand the grueling pace the fair Norwegians set. Good blocking, interference, and defensive play were the features of this game. Hoium, at center, played an outstanding game, as he opened holes in the center of the line to let fullback A. Brenden score twice in the first few minutes of the game. When the 48 playing minutes were up Hancock was content to let the battle subside. Alberta, 19: Starbuck 12 Starbuck dropped its only game to Alberta. Due to the absence of our regular quarterback, V. Larson, our team did not function just right. Starbuck threatened to score but fell short each time. However, we suc- ceeded in crossing the goal line two times, with half- back Nodland accounting for one touchdown in a spec- tacular run. A hard battle followed throughout the game and at the finish found Alberta in the lead by a score of 19 to 12. Chokio 22: Starbuck 24 The Chokio game meant the end of the high school football career for many, as well as the last game of the season. In order to make it a gala event the Star- buck team staged a rally which netted 24 points to Chokio's 22. This game proved to be the thriller of the season. Chokio proved to have just as scrappy a team as we did and played above expectations. Starbuck scored the first counter soon after the opening whistle, in which V. Larson crossed the goal without a man touch- ing him. Chokio retaliated soon after on a nicely exe- cuted pass, and scored the extra point. At the half, Starbuck was on the short end with a score of 6 to 16. But with new encouragement at the half from Coach Nygaard we found quarterback V. Larson running 42 yards for his second touchdown, with Chokio players hanging on every limb. This created a new spirit in the whole team. Later, on a pass from Nodland to A. Berg, we soon emerged near the coveted goal from which A. Brenden submar- ined across for a score of 18 to 22. A few plays later A. Brenden recovered a fumble on the 20 yard line and again a pass was completed in which we found our- selves up against the goal with only a few minutes re- maining. Again Larson barked out the right signal, when half back, W. Nelson swayed the Chokio line to one side as he crossed the goal for the victory. The final minutes found Evjen, a sophomore, hitting the Chokio defensive wall for gains every trip, until the plow boy finally had to stop when the final gun sounded its message, the last game of the season, the final game for nine seniors, and a 24 to 22 victory for Starbuck. This season we won three and lost one. Starbuck's total points were 138 to their opponent's 57. None of the opponents points were from scrimmage. May next year's team be ever more successful and come through the season undefeated. This season finished the football careers of nine seniors. They are Arden Brenden, Vernon Larson, Earl Person, Sidney Aslagson, Wallace Hoium, James Moen, Arthur Berg, Walter Nelson, and Paul Samuel- son.